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Cellunolix sawdust to ethanol plant to be built in Finland

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North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani, Finland. Implementation planning will begin immediately, and construction will be launched in summer 2015. The plant is projected to begin production in mid-2016.

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Stora Enso building €10M pilot plant to produce hard carbon from lignin; electrode materials

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Wood-based carbon can be utilized as a crucial component in batteries typically used in consumer electronics, the automotive industry and large-scale energy storage systems. The pilot plant will be located at Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland. Stora Enso has been producing lignin industrially at its Sunila Mill in Finland since 2015.

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Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries now operational

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Since sustainability is becoming a top priority for the automotive industry, car manufacturers and battery producers are focusing heavily on reducing carbon emissions in electric cars. Today, fossil-based carbon is used in the anodes of rechargeable batteries.

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Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop anode material from wood

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The aim is to develop the world’s first industrialized battery featuring anode sourced entirely from European raw materials, lowering both the carbon footprint and the cost. The Group is also evaluating its first industrial production of Lignode at the Sunila site through a feasibility study.

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Neste Jacobs to build SunPine’s Tall Oil Rosin production facility; feedstock for renewable diesel

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When the new rosin plant is up and running, SunPine will be producing three different products: Raw tall diesel, a feedstock used in the production of renewable diesel; rosin, a raw material used in the production of derivatives, including printing ink and adhesives; and tall oil pitch, an energy product used in the paper industry.

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Neste Oil to recover CO2 at its renewable diesel refinery in Singapore

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Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd and National Oxygen Pte Ltd (NOX), one of the one of the largest industrial gas manufacturers in Singapore, have signed an agreement to install a carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant at Neste Oil’s renewable diesel (NExBTL) refinery in Singapore.

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Neste Oil to invest €65M to enhance high-octane gasoline production at Porvoo

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When the new isomerization unit is completed in 2015, we will be able to refine higher volumes of premium-quality gasoline that commands a higher price on export markets. In addition to its importance for Neste Oil, the new unit represents a major industrial investment nationally in Finland.

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